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Noncash Payment Fraud Values On The Rise Since 2012

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between 2012 and 2015, surpassing growth in noncash payments, the Federal Reserve found. billion in 2012. The Federal Reserve said in a press release that the fraud data was collected as part of surveys of depository institutions in 2012 and 2015 and payment card networks in 2015 and 2016. billion in 2015 from $6.1 to $9.15.

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Microsoft Issues Emergency Internet Explorer Security Update

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Microsoft issued an emergency security update for Internet Explorer after hackers were able to exploit a new flaw in several versions of the browser. Unfortunately, the security issue come right before what is expected to be the biggest shopping day of the year: the Saturday before Christmas.

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Moven Gets Funding from SoftBank and Looks to Returns to Roots with Bank Acquisition

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Neobank Moven has secured an undisclosed amount from SoftBank and is looking to acquire a bank with the funding, according to an American Banker report. Moven burst onto the fintech scene in 2012 — it was founded in 2011 and launched an alpha product in 2013 — as Brett King’s bank, or bank account.

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Tanium Secures $6.5 Billion Valuation For Enterprise Security Tech

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Tanium, which provides organizations with an IT security platform, raised $200 million from Wellington Management, Baillie Gifford & Company and Adage Capital Management, pushing Tanium’s valuation up to $6.5 According to reports, Tanium addresses security friction within businesses caused by a disparate security strategy.

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Blockchain Startup Ripple Registers Trademark For New PayString Offering

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Since its founding in 2012, Ripple has received funding totaling $293.8 Peter Brandt said on Twitter that the Securities and Exchange Commission would have declared XRP a security if it “understood cryptos,” per Cointelegraph. Silicon Valley’s Ripple , a blockchain payments startup, has filed a trademark with the U.S.

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Amazon Warns That PayPal’s Honey Poses ‘Security Issue’

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Amazon said Honey could be a “security issue.” To keep your data private and secure, uninstall this extension immediately.”. Honey was started in 2012 and gets a commission from every sale. Honey said its extension “is not — and has never been — a security risk and is safe to use.”. “We It has about 17 million users.

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Former Apple Securities And Compliance Lawyer Charged With Insider Trading

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged a former Apple lawyer with illegal insider trading on Wednesday (Feb. According to the SEC complaint, he was “responsible for Apple’s compliance with securities laws.”. 13), according to a report by CNBC. He was terminated in September. District Court of New Jersey.

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